The Labor enquirer., 1887-08-13
A GREAT TINE.
The Prohibitionists Again Wis
it the Labor Party
Club
And Have the Pins Comletely and En-.
tirely Knocked from under
Them.

Meets Hall was indeed crowded
on Thursday night. John Hipp,
the orator of the Prohibition Par
ty, was present and the announced
"free platform" had filled the hall
to the doors. Prohibition propos-
ed to convince Labor that poverty
had its stronghold in the saloon
and not in the money-box.
The following resolution was
unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the Union La
Dor Club of Denver do extend a
cordial invitation to the legal fra
ternity of this city to meet with
the members of such club on next
Thursday evening at this Hall,
for the purpose of considering
some of the living issues of the
day. \N
Resolved, Further that the sec
retary be directed to request each
of our daily papers to publish a
notice of such meeting.
Mr.. Leahy opened the evenings
debate by calling upon the Probi-
tion Party to demonstrate reason
for its existence. NIX
Mr.. Johnson of the Prohibition
lists made an eloquent speech in
reply.
Miss Mccarthy replied forcibly,
ably and we'll. We regret that we
have not the space to give even
the resume of the arguments.
Mr.. Keifer said he liked the
Prohibitionists for one thing, they
submit their issues to the people.
What I'VE want is to have the laws
referred back to the people who
shall say whe ther they are right or
not. want to prohibit monopo-
lies. Will the prohibition law
give every man work or will it
give him shorter hours?
,Mr. Millett made some excel
lent points.
Mr.. Cohen said there were some
Prohibitionists who believed in the
state owning the land, but they
are opposed to con6scation. They
say that as man has bought land
in good faith that he should be
paid for it and that the govern
ment has no right to take it with
out just recompense. Yet these
same Prohibitionists are in favor
of making laws that would render
valuless millionse of property in
vested in distilleries, breweries,
ETC., without any qualms of con-
science. hs
Mr.. Craig said he had worked
in Prohibition town in Kansas,
and his employers thought he
ought to work for less money be-
cause he could not buy whiskey.
Prohibitionists should study the
Iron Law of Wages.
Mr.. Humphries also defended
the Labor Pa rty.
Miss McC arthy made two or
three more good points. Mr..
Keifer also added a few more.
Mr.. Sherma an said he had a few
questions to ask. They we're as
follows: Is the liquor power that
which has held in bondage the
mental and physical powers of
men? Was the slave of the South
due to liquor in any form1 Were
the liberal-minded heretics of the
early church day, who were stoned,
racked and burned to death, per-
secuted on account of liquor? Is
the present white slave due to the
liquor trafic2 Is the prostitute
made what she is through the
liquor traffic 2 Are the women
held from their suffrage on ac-,
count of liquor7 Is it on account
of liquor that all men cannot have
the natural rights which are due
them7 Is the liquor traffic the
cause of so many families starv-
ing for the want of work to sup
port them? If these great disas-
tiers are not due to liquor, swhy
waste precious time in fighting a
phantom when there is a greater
work ahead Of us, to free the op-